Lee Line Steamers v. Robinson
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Tennessee; John E. McCall, Judge. Action at law by Will Robinson against the Lee Line Steamers. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
WARRINGTON, Circuit Judge.
It is sought to reverse a judgment entered in the court below upon a verdict rendered in favor of Robinson; and we shall refer to him as plaintiff, and to the Lee Line Steamers, a corporation, as defendant. The declaration is a simple narrative, contained in a single count, alleging in substance that defendant owns and operates the steamboat Rees Lee on the Mississippi river between Cairo and Memphis, and is engaged in the transportation of freight and passengers for hire; that on September 25, 1912, plaintiff was a passenger on this boat, going from Cairo, Ill., to…
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